I’ve been keeping a list of tools that I’ve found useful when researching a new online business, and usually shoot part of the list to someone once a week. So instead, I’ll post them here for you! No affiliate links on any of the links below. Shoot me an email if I’m missing something great.
- http://keywordtool.io – enter a keyword, then click the “questions” tab to see what questions others are asking for that keyword. Useful for content generation.
- https://ahrefs.com – useful to understand what your competition is ranking for, and to identify long-tail keyword opportunities.
- https://www.semrush.com – similar to ahrefs, but includes tools for paid SEM and social.
- https://adwords.google.com/ko/KeywordPlanner/Home – the gold standard. Enter your keywords, and Google will give you general traffic, cost and suggestions for that area.
- kwfinder.com – general metrics on your keyword and similar, related keywords. Gives you a “keyword difficulty” rating, to understand how much competition exists for your phrase. Maybe my favorite because most of it is in front of the paywall.